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I changed. My wife didn’t
Cary Tennis
My father's death taught me how precious life is. I can't be petty and neurotic anymore. But my wife sure can!
Joel Osteen worships himself
Chris Lehmann
At a D.C. rally, it's clear that the megachurch pastor's childlike faith is really about the power of narcissism
Kenneth Cole gets schooled
David Sirota
Updated: The fashion mogul has backed off his assault on schoolteachers after a public outcry
Arabic type mysteries
Catherine Dixon
A Lebanese designer explains why certain scripts accompany certain texts and why she hates drawing numerals
Europe’s far right marches on
Frank Browning, Steve Weissman
From France to Norway, the far right is at its greatest strength since World War II
Punk’s cultural revolution
A.M. Gittlitz
Pussy Riot's masked women have become icons of Russia's anti-Putin movement -- and turned the genre on its head
Horrors we hide
David Sirota
From slaughterhouses to sweatshops, modern society is constructed to let us ignore atrocities
Comic collages in context
Steven Bower
"Fantastic Four" cartoonist Jack Kirby's work traces its roots to ancient Japan and early cubism
Long live the boy band!
Mary Elizabeth Williams
One Direction is the latest group to create carefully manufactured hysteria among young girls
The original culture warrior
Sarah Posner
Chuck Colson did more than just start a prison ministry; he forged key alliances on the religious right
Immortality junkies
Sophie Roell
A writer and philosopher explains our obsession with living forever, from the concept of heaven to modern cryonics
Margaret Atwood talks revenge
Laura Miller
The literary giant discusses a new film dramatizing her ideas about payback, from nature to economic justice
Paul Rand’s forgotten ads
Steven Heller
Despite being witty and smart, much of the famed art director's work was never preserved
The sore losers club
Steve Kornacki
Is Rick Santorum bitter enough to join the exclusive fraternity of candidates who just couldn’t let it go?
Information hoarders
Eve Gerber
A Harvard history professor explains how human societies evolved to collect, organize and use data
Rise of the Dad Wars
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Increasingly, women aren't the only ones being criticized for choosing to stay at home with their kids
Devil in the details
William Bostwick
Ryan Thacker's bright, clear work makes him an ideal infographic designer
The politicization of the Secret Service scandal
Alex Pareene
What was once one of the right's favorite government agencies becomes a symbol of waste and moral degradation
Secrets of Southern California
Eve Gerber
"L.A.'s number one muckracker" talks about the City of Angels' stars, scandals and serial killers
Natural design
William Bostwick
Up-and-coming artist Lisa Hedge embraces the rough and organic in her digital and analog work
Ryan Seacrest’s bland ambition
Michael Barthel
He's an asexual icon for traditional cultural conservatism, boring his way into the hearts of millions
The peace narrative
Alec Ash
An author explains why history is told from the perspective of war and what we can learn from the opposite angle
Your next mayor: A computer
Will Doig
Technology is helping cities control everything from traffic to disease. But who should control the technology?
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